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.NET MAUI Cross-Platform Application Development - Second Edition

By : Roger Ye
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Book Image

.NET MAUI Cross-Platform Application Development - Second Edition

3 (1)
By: Roger Ye

Overview of this book

An evolution of Xamarin.Forms, .NET MAUI is a cross-platform framework for creating native mobile and desktop apps with C# and XAML. Using .NET MAUI, you can develop apps that’ll run on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows from a single shared codebase. In this revised edition of .NET MAUI Cross-Platform Application Development you will be introduced to .NET 8 and get up to speed with app development in no time. The book begins by showing you how to develop a cross-platform application using .NET MAUI, including guidance for migrating from Xamarin.Forms. You’ll gain all the knowledge needed to create a cross-platform application for Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows following an example project step by step. As you advance, you’ll integrate the latest frontend technology into your app using Blazor components, including the new Blazor Bindings feature. After this, you’ll learn how to test and deploy your apps. With new coverage on creating mock .NET MAUI components, you can develop unit tests for your application. You will additionally learn how to perform Razor component testing using bUnit. By the end of this book, you’ll have learned how to develop your own cross-platform applications using .NET MAUI.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Free Chapter
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Part 1: Exploring .NET MAUI
9
Part 2: Implementing .NET MAUI Blazor
13
Part 3: Testing and Deployment
16
Other Books You May Enjoy
17
Index

Summary

In this chapter, we presented guidelines on implementing platform-specific code within a .NET MAUI project. There are numerous instances where platform-specific code implementation may be required. Regardless of whether we aim to create a plugin or a custom control, it is crucial to begin with an interface definition. A pre-defined interface facilitates the seamless separation of cross-platform and native implementations. To implement the interface, we have the option to employ either an abstract class or a partial class, allowing us to distribute the implementation for each platform across individual files.

The introduction of HybridWebView opens the door to integrating or reusing JavaScript libraries. By crafting hybrid solutions, we can harness the advantages of both .NET and the JavaScript ecosystem. HybridWebView enables the development of .NET solutions that incorporate various JavaScript frameworks.

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